Apple Auditions for Television Role

How many giants fit in a living room? Talk of a deal between Comcast and Apple suggests there might be room for one more.

The iPhone maker and cable giant are in talks to set up an Internet-based TV service, using an Apple set-top box and running through a fast track on Comcast's broadband network, The Wall Street Journal reported. If completed, this would mark the first major breakthrough by a technology company in the long-running...